Monday, February 13th, 2012
As she considered what to do after graduating from high school in 2002, Kelli Hubbard of Oakland listened to the most persuasive voices: her peers and her television set. The TV ad for a private culinary academy was tempting. But getting a paycheck like her friends won out, and ...
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A Winthrop University poll finds 59 percent of South Carolinians think the nation is heading in the wrong direction and 46 percent think their state is also on the wrong path.Results of the Winthrop Poll released Wednesday show residents believe the most important issues facing ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
MARQUETTE -- Monday night the Marquette Area Public School Board looked at two key issues.The board addressed a new law requiring board member elections to be held on even numbered years as opposed to the current system where elections are held every November. The board also heard a presentation ...
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida A&M band member says he was verbally harassed by another member for not joining a subgroup of the band's trombone section known as "Thunder." That's according to a letter obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat that was forwarded to trustees and university officials. The letter was written ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
With an EKG technician training there are many opportunities out there once you have the certification. ECG stands for electrocardiogram, a test in which the technician needs to collect the patient data that will be used by physicians for analysis. It also includes ultrasound. It's really an interesting job because ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
As tuition steadily climbs at California's public universities, low-income students turn to financial aid for help and high-income students to the family bank account. But middle-class students, who do not qualify for financial aid, often have nowhere to turn and simply don't enroll. A state lawmaker is hoping that a ...
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